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Yes or no, part 2

The second part of the yes/no rapid fire interview with the band (watch inside)

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Saturating the airwaves

As if saturating the print in the month of the new album release was not enough, here is a list of promo appearances on German TV. Whichever publicity agent booked all those, have certainly earned their money. And the record company is banking big on this release. Deep Purple WDR Aktuelle Stunde 06.04.2017 18:45 Deep […]

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Saturating the print

German GoodTimes magazine has Mark 2 on the cover of the latest issue (2017/02), with two extensive features inside — one on the Mark 2: Der Bruch war die größte Schande des Rock’n’Roll! (The breakup was the biggest disgrace of Rock’n’Roll!) and another one on the current band: Angst vor dem “Das war’s!” (The fear […]

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Putting everyone on notice

Roger Glover was featured with a lengthy interview in the Antihero Magazine. Yep, it’s Roger sharing his thoughts in response to interesting, off-the-beaten path questions. No further hype is needed. Mark Dean: Do you find these press schedules get easier or more difficult as the years pass by? Roger Glover: Actually, probably easier, because when […]

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Cassette, anyone?

The official inFinite online store is now open, presumably run by the record company. It stocks a full range of album merchandise, from compact cassette tape (how quaint) for $6.99, to the signed canvas artwork bundle for $183.99 (the store greets you with the video of the band hard at work actually signing those). There […]

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Paris, Frankfurt and Helsinki

Several new promotional appearances have surfaced in the past few days. Ian Paice will do an in-store appearance at the F-Musiikki Vantaa in Finland, for their “Big Drum Day” event on April 8. Another in-store appearance promoting inFinite has been announced for April 10 at the FNAC Paris Saint-Lazare. Caveat: even though it is marked […]

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Yes or no

A “yes or no” interview with the band. Except Steve, who gets to talk more than the rest of them combined.

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From Here to Infinity in Cardiff and Milan

Two more events showing the documentary about making of the new album inFinite. Showing in Italy will be attended by Ian Paice and Roger Glover, who will do a Q&A session afterwards, while Cardiff event will be attended by the filmmaker Craig Hooper. What: Deep Purple: From Here to Infinity USW journalism lecturer Craig Hooper […]

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This is real chill song

Take a break from all the promotional hoopla surrounding the impending release of the new album, and watch some random dude listening to Deep Purple (Child in Time from Granada TV, no less) for the very first time in his life. It’s good for a chuckle or three on that lazy Sunday afternoon. Bonus hot […]

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Meet the filmmaker

Craig Hooper, the filmmaker behind the From Here to inFinite documentary, was profiled in his local Welsh paper. This is not his first collaboration with Purple folk — he was also responsible for the 2003 Roger Glover documentary made for ITV Wales and produced the DVD that accompanied Gillan’s Inn career retrospective in 2006. His […]

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